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Line 1: {{~~trope~~work}} '''''[[LEGO Adventurers]]''''' (later called Orient Expedition) is one of the many themes of [[LEGO]] toys out there, focusing around adventurers [[Adventurer Archaeologist\|Johnny Thunder]], [[Intrepid Reporter\|Pippin Reed]] (formerly Gail Storm), and [[Absent-Minded Professor\|Dr. Charles Kilroy]] (formerly Charles Lightning) as they travel the world in search of ancient artefacts (with one exception). They had one recurring villain, Sam Sinister (who forms a micro-[[Continuity Snarl]]) and many single-subtheme villains. The theme itself was divided into four smaller themes, with [[Serial Escalation\|the last one itself split into three]]: Line 14: And yes, this entire theme is one big [[Expy]] of [[Indiana Jones]] (with a helping of ''[[The Lost World]]'' and ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' to boot), right down to the characters. ~~----~~ {{tropelist}} ~~=== This toy series includes examples of: ===~~ * [[Adventurer Archaeologist]] : Pretty much all the characters. * [[Artistic License History]]: Frequently only used the [[Theme Park Version]] of most cultures, although averted with the mention of Marco Polo's trip to China. * [[Brother Chuck]]: The [[Power Trio]] used to have a pilot, Harry Cane. He disappears after the first theme. The original Sam Sinister too. * [[Continuity Snarl]]: At first, there were two main villains, called Sam Sinister (or Slyboots) and Baron von Barron (or Mr. Hates). When Dino Island rolled around, Sam Sinister was completally renamed to his nickname Slyboots and jettisoned from the theme. Baron von Barron/Mr. Hates was then [[Retcon~~\|Retconned~~]]ned into Sam Sinister. Ergo, ''two'' Sam Sinisters existed at the same time. Made worse when the Orient Expadition theme appeared to ''merge'' them. ** This got so notorious that even LEGO [[Ascended Meme\|got into the act]], putting a joke about it in their Minifig line. * [[Crossover]]: With ''LEGO Studios''. Johnny Thunder also appears in [[LEGO Racers]] and [[Lego Universe]]. * [[~~Diesel Punk~~Dieselpunk]] / [[Two-Fisted Tales]] : It's basically a Lego [[Indiana Jones]] series (years before there were official licensed Indy sets and minifigs), so this is to be expected. * [[Early Installment Weirdness]]: Many of the names of the lead characters were changed from "Egypt" to the other themes, and the characters of Sam Sinister and Baron von Barron got combined. * [[Everything's Better with Dinosaurs]]: The ''Dino Island'' sub-theme. * [[Expy]]: As mentioned above, of ''[[Indiana Jones]]'', with elements of ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' and A. C. Doyle's ''[[The Lost World]]''. * [[G ~~Day~~'day, Mate]]: Johnny Thunder is officially an Aussie, while most other characters are British. * [[Limited Wardrobe]] / [[Unlimited Wardrobe]]: The Adventurers get about three different outfits each, and Sam Sinister has two, each with minor variations. * [[Lost World]]: "Dino Island".